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My book bouquet for this holiday
The seventeen best non-fiction books I've read in 2025 – or hope to read soon
Nov 28
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Johan Fourie
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Vibe shift
Is the South African economy finally moving in the right direction?
Nov 24
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Johan Fourie
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Shit happens
Humanity built the toilet. It’s one of our greatest inventions, but still not one shared by all
Nov 24
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Johan Fourie
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Economists as storytellers
Stories can shape not just what people believe, but what eventually becomes true
Nov 21
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Johan Fourie
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What do Africa’s old currencies say about our modern world?
SEASON 2, EPISODE 6: Karin Pallaver on cowries, coins, mobile money, and how Africa keeps reinventing currency
Nov 18
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Johan Fourie
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Diplomacy begins at home
The G20 summit is Ramaphosa’s chance to prove competence over charisma
Nov 17
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Johan Fourie
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Can AI sokkie?
What AI music might mean for the (Afrikaans) music industry
Nov 14
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Johan Fourie
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The unequal parental penalty
What the Constitutional Court ruling on maternity leave teaches us about fairness
Nov 10
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Johan Fourie
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The #econhist class of 25/26
What suffragists, settlers, scientists, students, socialists, segregationists, statisticians, cesareans, Southerners, Syrians and Starbucks can teach us…
Nov 7
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Johan Fourie
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The Olympic Games as industrial policy
Why I (still) think Cape Town should host the Olympic Games
Nov 3
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Johan Fourie
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October 2025
Make African Economic History great again!
My keynote at the African Economic History Network meetings in Maseru yesterday
Oct 31
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Johan Fourie
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What lives inside 'Don't know'?
SEASON 2, EPISODE 5: Jenny Trinitapoli on uncertainty, beans, Balaka’s market, and why the world is becoming more African
Oct 28
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Johan Fourie
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